Keeping duvet hating toddler warm whilst co sleeping

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My 15mo occasionally ends up in our bed but absolutely hates having a blanket/duvet on him. Even if I wait until he is asleep he will wake screaming not long after and kick the duvet/blanket off.

In his cot he is in a 2.5 tog sleeping bag. I take him out when I bring him into our room as I am convinced he would overheat when laid between us but now that the temperature is really declining I am concerned he will get cold just laid in his bodysuit and sleepsuit.

I am also getting cold from not being able to pull the covers around me!

Any suggestions please?

DS2 was the same and I used to freeze! Ended up putting a light fleece blanket on him (which he tolerated better than the duvet) and either single duvet on myself if DH had relocated to spare room or double duvet over me and DH whilst we snuggled in half of our king sized bed and DS spreadeagled over the other half.

Would he tolerate laying on top of the duvet? That way you could just keep him in his sleeping bag and you can have the duvet.

We tried him still inside his sleep bag tonight on top of the bag and he seemed a bit better but woke 40min or so definitely hot. We're up for the day now 😔

We solved this by getting separate duvets. We have a superking bed and queen sized duvets each. DS can either go under the edge of one duvet partly covered or not be covered at all- whatever works.

DS is now 8 and STILL sometimes gets in- so it is worth investing in a long term solution!!

Both my kids co slept- 3yo still in our bed and they never keep the duvet on them. Always kick it off, if they are in between two wam bodies it does get hot for them.
I put pj’s and bed socks and both slept / sleep through.

Babies / kids wake when cold - I wouldn’t worry, by keep putting duvet on when he doesn’t want it your making him wake up.

I had baby in sleeping bag, blanket over me and DH/floor ended up with the duvet 😄

Also up for the day at 6:10 would be pretty good in this house 😄

Radical as it may sound, have you tried leaving him in his own bed???
I really don't get people who 'cosleep' with their child then complain that no one actually gets much sleep. If everyone sleeps in their own beds, then amazingly most will get a decent night's sleep.